"SAMPLE_TYPE" "COLUMN_NAME" "LABEL" "LEGAL_VALUES" "RANGE_HIGH" "RANGE_LOW" "VAR_TYPE" "PLANT" "ACCEPTED_SYMBOL" "Generally PLANTS database accepted symbol (Jan. 2020) for taxon. In a few cases, where taxon concept was not available in PLANTS, or for growth forms, the symbol was designated by NWCA" "PLANT" "CATEGORY" "Broad taxonomic category" "DICOT|FERN|GYMNOSPERM|HORSETAIL|LIVERWORT|LYCOPOD|MONOCOT|MOSS|QUILLWORT" "CHARACTER" "PLANT" "CLASS" "Class in which taxon occurs" "PLANT" "COMMON_NAME" "PLANTS database common name for taxon" "PLANT" "DIVISION" "Taxonomic division name" "CHARACTER" "PLANT" "DUR_123" "Number of DURATION categories for a given taxon" "1|2|3|UND" "CHARACTER" "PLANT" "DUR_ALT" "Combined DURATION values to simplify and reduce the number of combinations. Some plants have different DURATION depending on environment or location." "ANNUAL|ANN_BIEN|ANN_PEREN|PERENNIAL|UND" "CHARACTER" "PLANT" "DURATION" "Plant duration, may include combination of values" "ANNUAL|BIENNIAL|PERENNIAL" "CHARACTER" "PLANT" "FAMILY" "Family taxonomic name" "CHARACTER" "PLANT" "FAMILY_COMMON_NAME" "Family common name" "PLANT" "FAMILY_SYMBOL" "PLANTS Family symbol" "PLANT" "GENUS" "Genus taxonomic name" "CHARACTER" "PLANT" "GRH_123" "Number of GROWTH_HABIT categories possible for a given taxon." "1|2|3|NONVASCULAR|UND" "CHARACTER" "PLANT" "GRH_ALT" "Combined GROWTH_HABIT values to simplify and reduce the number of combinations." "FORB|GRAMINOID|SUBSHRUB_FORB|SUBSHRUB_SHRUB|SHRUB|TREE_SHRUB|TREE|VINE|VINE_SHRUB|NONVASCULAR|UND" "CHARACTER" "PLANT" "GROWTH_HABIT" "Growth habit, may include combination of values" "FORB/HERB|GRAMINOID|SHRUB|SUBSHRUB|TREE|VINE" "CHARACTER" "PLANT" "HERB" "Indicator variable for species falling into combined herbaceous category (HERB=GRAMINOID, FORB, SUBSHRUB_FORB)." "0|1|NONVASCULAR|UND" "CHARACTER" "PLANT" "HYBRID_GENUS" "x = hybrid indicator" "PLANT" "HYBRID_SP" "x = hybrid indicator" "PLANT" "NWCA_NAME" "Generally PLANTS database accepted scientific name (Jan. 2020) for taxon. In a few cases, where taxon concept was not available in PLANTS the name from another source, or for growth forms was designated by NWCA." "PLANT" "ORDER" "Order taxonomic name" "CHARACTER" "PUBLICATION_DATE" "Date the dataset was published to the NARS site" "PLANT" "SCI_NAME_AUTH" "Generally PLANTS database accepted scientific name with authorities (Jan. 2020) for taxon. In a few cases, where taxon concept was not available in PLANTS the name from another source (see name authorities), or for growth forms was designated by NWCA." "PLANT" "SHRUB_COMB" "Indicator variable for species falling to combined shrub category (SHRUB_COMB=SHRUB, SUBSHRUB_SHRUB)." "0|1|NONVASCULAR|UND" "CHARACTER" "SPECIES_NAME_ID" "Identification number for taxon in tblTAXA" "PLANT" "SUBCLASS" "Subclass in which taxon occurs" "PLANT" "TAXON_LEVEL" "Taxonomic level of name" "F|G|GH|H|NV|SC|SF|SP|SSP|T|U|VAR" "PLANT" "TREE_COMB" "Indicator variable for species falling into combined tree category (TREE_COMB=TREE_SHRUB, TREE)." "0|1|NONVASCULAR|UND" "CHARACTER" "PLANT" "USA_CAN_DISTR" "Distribution in the USA (state) and Canada (province based on PLANTS database (20200108)" "PLANT" "VINE_ALL" "Indicator variable for species falling into combined herbaceous category (VINE_ALL=VINE, VINE_SHRUB)." "0|1|NONVASCULAR|UND" "CHARACTER"